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Fruit Of A Vile Tree: The Eshelman Family's War, John M. Rudy
Fruit Of A Vile Tree: The Eshelman Family's War, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Frederick Eshelman's father wasn't home. He was in Petersburg, the chilly and treacherous trenches stretching to his right and left as far as the imagination might take them. That's where the danger was. That's where war lived. [excerpt]
A Carriage Ride From Home, John M. Rudy
A Carriage Ride From Home, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Elias Sheads Jr. worked in his father's shop. They made wagons and coaches, some of the bedrock laborers in Gettysburg's society. In 1860, when census taker Aaron Sheely walked the streets of the borough counting heads and recording in vivid detail what Gettysburg looked like, Elias lived with his mother and father. [excerpt]